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Suvi Koskinen
Finnish athlete (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Suvi Koskinen (born 24 April 1997) is a Finnish hammer thrower. She had competed for Finland and multiple major championships, including the 2024 Olympic Games.[1]
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She was a bronze medalist in the hammer throw at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland with a best distance of 62.49 metres.[2][3] In 2020, she increased her personal best to 67.69 metres.[4] In August 2020, she finished third at the Finnish Athletics Championships with a throw of 65.17 metres.[5]
In July 2021, she finished third at the Finnish Athletics Championships with a throw of 68.03 metres.[6] She competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, the women's hammer where a throw of 67.98 metres was enough for a 23rd place finish.[7] She competed at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, throwing 70.81 metres but not qualifying for the final.[8] In June 2023 in Kuortane, she threw a personal best hammer throw of 71.10 metres, this throw moved her into third place on Finland's all-time list behind Silja Kosonen and Krista Tervo.[9][10] In July 2023, she finished runner-up to Silja Kosonen at the Finnish Athletics Championships with a throw of 71.09 metres.[11]
She competed at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in the hammer throw, where she managed a distance of 70.94 metres without progressing to the final.[12] In June 2024, she finished runner-up to Silja Kosonen at the Finnish Athletics Championships with a throw of 68.61 metres.[13] She competed at the 2024 Olympics Games in Paris, however she expressed disappointment with her performance in throwing 67.90 metres which was not enough to make the final.[14][15]
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She is from the Ostrobothnia region.[16]
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